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Sturdy lighting stand outdoors...
What's the easiest way to stop a lighting stand blowing over outdoors? The solution has to be luggable on location! Jan 12 08 12:06 am Link DFP images wrote: sandbags and waterjugs Jan 12 08 12:07 am Link Jay Esposito wrote: ditto Jan 12 08 12:09 am Link David Simpson Images wrote: Triple. Jan 12 08 12:11 am Link better light stands with sandbags Jan 12 08 12:13 am Link thanks guys Jan 12 08 12:23 am Link Sandbags and jugs don't sound very portable. Try voice-activated light stands (aka assistants), heavier duty light stands (Avengers are solid), or maybe even tent stakes (remember the hammer). Jan 12 08 12:27 am Link It's called a sand bag Edit : I see everyone agrees Jan 12 08 12:30 am Link I have a few of these I take along in a location bag. I screw it into the ground and center the stand over it, then clip a short piece of chain between the handle and the first section of the stand. I didn't buy them here, I got them at a local hardware store, but this serves to illustrate: http://www.arcatapet.com/item.cfm?cat=1603 L. Jan 12 08 12:31 am Link Get a heavy tripod -- like majestic and because its a tripod it will work on uneven ground. Jan 12 08 08:46 am Link You need a steady Pole. Should be about £3 an hour. Jan 12 08 08:50 am Link DFP images wrote: Assistants! Or sandbags.... Jan 12 08 08:54 am Link The Rusty Horse wrote:
Jan 12 08 12:24 pm Link A great big dude to hold it. Jan 12 08 12:26 pm Link  Skip Nall wrote: Jan 12 08 02:47 pm Link I hang my portable strobe battery pack from the middle point of a robust c-stand and let it hang low. It's reasonably heavy... weighs about as much as a 25 lb sand bag. Since I'm already lugging it... might as well make use of the weight when I start shooting. Generally though I also have an extra sand bag as well. I prefer to be a one man show and not rely on assistants. Jan 12 08 02:53 pm Link lol ALL OF THE ABOVE i wish i had an assitant lol Jan 12 08 02:54 pm Link I use tent stakes all the time. You can lug around sandbags if you like. Jan 12 08 03:08 pm Link Leg weights... they are portable, small, have velcro straps and cheap. Check any sports store and Walmart. Aug 20 08 09:22 pm Link C-Stands C-Stands C-Stands C-Stands C-Stands C-Stands Also called Century Stands - they're all I use. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/shop/5802 … Stand.html And standbags. Aug 20 08 09:26 pm Link I didn't want to lug around sand bags either, so I went up to the local feed store and picked up a few old 50lb feed bags (got them for free). I can put them in my kit and fill them up when I get there and tie the end off with a short length of rope or twine. The bag itself weights a few ounces. Aug 20 08 09:33 pm Link For mild wind, why not try a more portable solution. Go to Walmart/Kmart/Target, pick up some cheap ankle weights. Wear them out to the location, then attach them to the legs of your stand. You could easily carry 20 pounds for a short distance. Aug 20 08 09:56 pm Link Empty Mathews sand bags with zippers.... no point in carrying extra weight... once on location I'll fill them with whatever is near to hand inside a ziplock bag. I will also hang my profoto battery packs low down on the stands too. Either that or I'll just take a profoto 600 r pack inside a backpack with a ringflash .. then I dont need a lightstand..LOL! Marc  Aug 20 08 10:02 pm Link Another cheap one, socks. Fill them up on site. All the others mentioned are good too. Aug 20 08 10:05 pm Link I slip weights (the barbell type) over the stand. 10lbs has always been sufficient. When I want to move, I just grab it and go. Plus, my wife can see photography is not just about pretty women, it's hard work. Aug 20 08 10:06 pm Link Assistants. So cool, they walk themselves Aug 20 08 10:58 pm Link nimai wrote: ...sand and water are found in a lot of places, you do not have to carry them full.... Aug 20 08 11:34 pm Link |
